Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp says he will spend more than $500,000 from his political committee to help a state Supreme Court justice he appointed win election. At least two religiously conservative groups are also spending to support Justice Andrew Pinson.
Georgia will require the ACT or SAT college tests at four more public universities starting in the fall of 2026. But the University System of Georgia will not restore testing requirements to as many colleges as before the pandemic.
The Carter Center in Atlanta has kicked off its first Georgia Mental Health Forum since the death of former first lady and mental health advocate Rosalynn Carter in November.
Student newsrooms at Savannah State University and Morehouse College in Atlanta are among the recipients of a new grant program launched by Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Nikole Hannah-Jones.
The ACT or SAT will be required at four more Georgia public universities starting in the fall of 2026.
A federal appeals court has upheld a lower court's ruling that a Georgia county illegally discriminated against a sheriff's deputy by failing to pay for her gender-affirming surgery. Houston County Sgt. Anna Lange had sued Sheriff Cullen Talton and the county in 2019 after she was denied coverage.
On the Tuesday, May 14 edition of Georgia Today: Delta Air Lines sues over a rule meant to fight so-called "hidden junk fees;" a transgender sheriff's deputy scores a big win in court; and the Braves beat the Cubs last night in part because of stellar pitching from starter Reynaldo Lopez.
During the 28th Rosalynn Carter Georgia Mental Health Forum at the Carter Center, the eldest grandson of the former U.S. President and first lady Rosalynn Carter spoke about the importance of the Carter Center's work in the mental health field before switching to personal reflections about his grandparents.
U.S. airlines are suing to block the Biden administration from requiring greater transparency over fees that the carriers charge their passengers, saying that a new rule would confuse consumers by giving them too much information during the ticket-buying process.
The U.S. Transportation Department said Monday it will vigorously defend the rule against what it called “hidden junk fees.”
Georgia requires police officers to be trained in the use of stun guns, but the state has never funded the requirement. As a result, training is put in the hands of local law enforcement agencies.
Georgia requires fewer hours of basic training for law enforcement officers than any state but Hawaii. New recruits need the equivalent of about 10 regular work weeks. Once on the job, they face unpredictable and dangerous situations, and sometimes they subdue people using force that isn't supposed to kill — but does.
The largest nationwide study of cancer risk and outcomes in Black women is currently enrolling participants between 25 and 55 who have never been diagnosed with cancer. Georgia is one of 20 states enrolling for the 30-year study.
About 30 childcare workers gathered near the state Capitol Monday as part of the national day without childcare.
More than two decades after a University of Georgia law student was found dead in her burning home, authorities have arrested a man and charged him with murder in her slaying.
Emory University held its graduation Monday in Duluth, after moving it from campus following recent protests.
Graduation season is in full effect and Georgia Institute of Technology's grads are no exception. But one graduate, Deanna Yancey, who just earned her master's degree in electrical and computer engineering, had a very special person present her with her degree: her grandfather, Ronald Yancey, who broke barriers to become Georgia Tech's first Black graduate in 1965.
On the Monday, May 13 edition of Georgia Today: New research shows Black women are more likely to get cancer; The state's Republican Party removes its vice chairman after a judge finds he voted illegally; And we'll take a look at how an infusion of federal money helps expand broadband access in Georgia.